Paul Bell

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Friends,

My original rear has 172K miles on it and the carrier bearings are freekin deafening. I’ve already done axel bearings and it helped only slightly.

While I really want to go with a Midwest Fab9 rearend, I just can’t afford it now or in the foreseeable future.

I’m gonna do a basic rebuild of the unit in the car. My bud Little Joey can set up the gears for me.

Here’s what I have planned, please correct and/or guide me:

The car has three channel ABS.
The rear has a good posi but 2.73 gears (YUCK). I plan to move to 3.42.
I’d LIKE to install a c-clip eliminator.

Questions:

-Am I correct that with a 2.73 rear, I have a 2 series carrier?
-I’m looking at Richmond gear set, 49-0005-1. Richmond lists their full installation kit for this gear set (83-1044-M) only to 1998? Will this installation set work on my 1999 car?
-Does anybody make a c-clip eliminator that bolts in without machining?

Thanks!

FirstYrLS1Z

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yes,you have a 2 series carrier.
the 49-0005-1 is a 3.42:1 gearset for a 2 series carrier.
their catalog needs an update since it only shows the kit for up to 98,99-02 can also use that kit except for some 01/02 that use a different pinion seal. Everything else is compatable.98s' used an Auburn carrier,99-02 used a Torsen carrier which has no effect on the use of those kits.
you will need to get your speedo recalibrated in the computor.

Paul Bell

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Thanks pal. I'm about to send off my spare PCM to PCMForLess so it's at the ready to swap in after I do the rear.

Any ideas on c-clip eliminators?

Jawsgear

iTrader: (2)

Yes, make sure you get a thick gear. I would stear away from the Richmond though as they tend to make quite a bit of gear noise. We do have Motive Performance Gears in stock as well as the Installation Kit. Stay away from eliminators on a street car. They will leak for sure.

Jeff